Victoria Plains Community Newsletter

NEWS FROM THE CHAMBERS

Councillors (Including Shire President and Deputy Shire President) Annual Meeting & Committee

Attendance Fee $7500

Presidents Annual Allowance $6500

Deputy Presidents Annual Allowance $1625

4. Telecommunication Expenses Annual Allowance $1000

LOT 13 MILING ROAD, YERECOIN

Following a number of complaints, staff recommended that Lot 13 Miling Road Yerecoin be declared unfit for

human habitation and the owners be given 180 days to repair or cleanse the house and land to the satisfaction

of Council so that it can be reoccupied.

Council went against the staff recommendation and the motion was lost 8/0. Council felt it was inappropriate

to put undue pressure on the owner of the property at this time.

SUICIDE PREVENTION COMMITTEE

Councillors voted to establish a suicide prevention committee with nominations being made at the June

meeting of Council.

REVIEW – DELEGATION 2.5

Councillors would like delegation ‘2.5 Application for Donations or Financial Assistance’ to be reviewed/

removed so that Council can make the decisions in relation to submissions for Community grants.

COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDANCE

It is asked that if you are attending a Council meeting, you abide by the directions of the Presiding Member

and the Shires Standing Orders which state:

9.1

Admission and Removal of the Public

(1)

The public is admitted to the meeting place on the basis that no expression of dissent or approval,

conversation or interruption to the proceedings of the meeting shall take place. In the event of any such

interruption, the President may use discretion and without a vote of the meeting, require those interrupting to

withdraw. The person or persons concerned shall immediately withdraw from the meeting place. This

direction by the President shall not be open to discussion or dissent.

(2)

Any person, not being a Member, who interrupts the orderly conduct of the business of the meeting

who does not withdraw immediately upon being called by the President to withdraw from the meeting place

may, by order of the President, be removed from the meeting place.